Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-05-07
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Gleanings From all Parts of Our
Vast Domain.

ever seen. The product of its mines alone
will be $40,O00,OO0 besides the $10,000,O0O
to be spent in railroad building"
The Rev. M. J. Hall is about to ask the
Rev. Sam Jones to come and labor in
Montana.
The steamer Helena arrived at Fort
Benton on Sunday.
Grifith's Manitoba survey party have
completed preliminary surveys near Fort
Benton. They left there for Great Falls
on Monday to begin locating the line from
here toward Fort Benton.
Fourteen Northern Pacific cars went
oFer an emhankment near Gallatin lately.
No II was hurt.
Gov. Leslie has proclaimed a quarantine
against all cattle coming il from ten states,
including Texas.
In Billings, II. Clark 81 Co. have sold
their business and stock to Bailey & Bill
lings, bankers. T. ". Kee will act as
manager.
The mother OF D. G. Mcmillan, of the
Montana college, Deer Lodge, died last
week.
The house of deputy U. S. Marshal Fer
guson, at Billings, was burned recently.
Mrs. Ferguson was i'll and had to be car
ried out Of the blazing building to neigh
boring house.
Judge MeLeary may resign after the
July term of the supreme court and return
to Texas.
The Butte republicans have nominated
William Pinkham for mayor. w. r. Ken
yon is the Democratic candidate.
The Helena Herald asserts that the Nor
thern Pacific viii have a passenger depot
at the corner of Main and Lawrence
streets.
The Helena Herald observes that if the
Townsend steamer "Fern" were ready. she
could get 200 tons of Helena freight for
Great Falls. The freight would take the
Northern Pacific to Townsend and in two
days would be at the Falls city.
Great things are expected from the re-
organized Board of Trade at Fort Ben
ton.
Major Lincoln meets with hearty praise
on his retirement from the Indian agency
at. Fort Belknap.
Two companies of cavalry aud one of
infantry have left Fort Assinaboine to es-
tablish a summer camp near the Sweet
Grass hills. They viii keep watch on the
Bloods.
The Indian commission has closed its
1abors with the Fiatheads at St. 1gnatius
Mission. 1t decided not to cut down the
reservation.
In a recent glove fight for points at
Butte, Jim Bates. OF Helena, whipped
Lawrence over the ropes and was subse-
quently declared the winner.
The Rozeman Hardware Co, which
has succeeded Sebree, Ferris, White Il Co.,
is composed of E. F. Ferris, 7. B. Ellis
and E. NJ. Ferris, all of Bozeman.
The Bozeman guards will be composed
of 100 young men. 1t is expected that
they will 'sloom up at the grand t~erritor-
ial encampment this summer.
M. F. Marsh, of Rocky Point, says the
cattle losses in that district are not as great
as it was feared they would be. He says
that they will no amount to twenty-five
per cent. even among the herds that We're
put on the range in the Little Rocky
country late in the season and in very poor
condition.
F~reightipg outfits are in demand at Fort
Benton. Good rates and desirable hauls
are promised.
The Helena bicycle club has reorgan.
lied for the season.
Secretary Harrison reports that the
Montana Stockgrowers' Association has
3333 8 members.
The Butte Inter Mountain calls for the
speedy punishment of Jack Rowand fol
numbering Joseph Bussiere.
John F. Kelley and Mary E. sticke.
were married recently in Butte.
Henry Macdonald, the well known
wool grower of northern Montana, has sold
his ranch int sheep to Chas. S. Gibbons
The ranch is ON Arrow creek. The pur
chase includes about 1000 sheep, with all
the horses and cattle on the ranch. The
sum paid was 5 $4,000.
J. j. Cole & CO., dealers in choice fancy
groceries, Main street, Helena, have made
an assignment to Herman Barnett. Theil
debts amount to about $4,000.
Thomas Mulholland fell from the
bucket intle shaft of the Bullion mine OF
Saturday,. 10th his legs were broken anC
nc was removed to the Sisters hospital a
Helena.
W. D. Weir, the veteran l%iyeryrian O
Helena, has reached three score and ten.
II. T, Shepard OF the Northern Pacific
Tn;oad, Helena, was about to MARI,
Mrs. Howell of st. Paul, but a dlyorc'
decree which he obtained some time ag'
has been suspended, and the wedaing
postponed.
The Butte sanitarium is closed.
There was snow in Butte on satuTda.
last.
Chief Justice Mcconnell has arrived ]
Helena direct from his home in n
see. He is described as a jeyial man WI
impresses psople favorabiy.
hoor latalv DESTROYED thirty logs O